Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Post-baccalaureate programs or Post-Bacs are available for those individuals who wish to pursue a career as a physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist or pharmacist and do not have the prerequisite courses to apply to these programs. Most of those who enroll in these programs have a bachelor's or advanced degrees in other areas of studies and wish to make a career change. Each program is different and some may grant certificates while others just offer the required biology, physics and chemistry courses required to apply to a health professions program.

Post-Baccalaureate Programs in Maryland

Towson University
Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical & Pre-Dental Program
This is a full-time, 12-14 month program with students taking the basic requirements for admission to most medical schools. Classes are small in size with no more than 24 students and are taught by Towson faculty. This is not a remedial program and students must not have previously applied to medical or dental school. It is designed for students who did not major in a science discipline or who have not taken the required courses for admission. Admission is on a rolling basis. For more information, go to: http://wwwnewtowson.edu/FCSM/premedical_predental.

Dr. Erik Silldorf, Director
Phone: 410-704-3120
Fax: 410-704-2405
Email: esilldorf@towson.edu
The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics

University of Maryland - College Park Campus
This program is for students who already possess a bachelor's degree, but do not have the prerequisite courses for admission to a health profession program. Courses are offered in the evening to accomodate students who work full-time during the day. The evening courses are identical to the ones offered during the day. In addition to the basic science courses required for admission to a health professions program, additional upper level science courses are offered. These courses give students the opportunity to take courses that will strengthen their background and provide them with a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Joelle Presson, Ph.D.
Director of Science in the Evening
Associate Director Undergraduate Academic Programs
Phone: 1-877-898-SPOC; 301-314-3572
Fax: 301-314-7915
Email: spoc-science@umd.edu

Goucher College
Goucher College offers a 13-month, full-time program for students who want to obtain the prerequisite courses to apply to medical school following the completion of a bachelor's degree in another area of study. This program is not for students who have taken the courses already and want to take them again to obtain higher grades. In addition to completing biology, chemistry and physics courses, students enrolled in this program can gain research or hospital experience and MCAT preparation. Individual and group tutoring programs are available during the program.

Betsy Merideth
Director, Post-Baccaluareate Premedical Option
Phone: 410-337-6559; 800-414-3437

Other Post-Baccalaureate Programs

For more information about these programs, click on the individuals links or visit the American Association of Medical Colleges at http://services.aamc.org/postbac.

School
Program Name
Adelphi University Advanced Certificate in Basic Sciences for Health Professions
Agnes Scott College Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
American University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Armstrong Atlantic State University The Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Assumption College  
Avila University Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program
Barry University Biomedical Sciences
Bennington College Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Boston University Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies
Brandeis University Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program
Bryn Mawr College Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
California State University - Los Angeles Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program for Pre-Health Professionals
Carson-Newman College Post-Baccalaureate Program
Chapman University PostBaccalaureate Premedical Program
Charles R. Drew University Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre Medicine
City College of CUNY Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Creighton University Creighton University Premedical Post baccalaureate
Dartmouth Medical School The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA UCLA RAP
Dominican University Post-Bac Premed Program
Drexel University College of Medicine Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Professional Education
East Tennessee State University FasTrack Program
Eastern Virginia Medical School Medical Masters Program
Georgetown University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Georgetown University Special Master's Program
Goucher College Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Hampton University Medical Science Program
Harvard University Health Careers Program
Hofstra University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program at Hofstra University
Hunter College of CUNY Postbaccalaureate Prehealth Professions Program
Indiana University School of Medicine Master of Science in Medical Science Program
Johns Hopkins University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Lamar University  
Loyola Marymount University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Loyola University Chicago Master of Arts in Medical Sciences - One Year Program
Manhattanville College Post Baccalaureate Pre-Health Professions Program
Medical University of Ohio Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Midwestern University - Arizona Campus Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
Midwestern University - Arizona Campus Master of Biomedical Science
Mills College Postbaccalaureate Program
Mississippi College Master of Medical Science
Montana State University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Mount Holyoke College Post baccalaureate Studies Program
New York University Postbaccalaureate Prehealth Studies Program
Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies Pre-Medical Professional Health Careers Program
OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine Bridge Program
Penn State University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Biomedical Sciences Program
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Postbaccalaurate Certificate Program in the Health Professions
Rider University Post-baccalaureate premedical studies
Rockhurst University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Rutgers University College Postbaccalaureare Prehealth Program
Rutgers University New Brunswick University College Postbaccalaureate Prehealth Program
San Diego State University Preprofessional Health Advising Office
San Francisco State University Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program
San Francisco State University Health Professions Preparation and Reapplicant Program
Scripps College Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Seattle University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP)
The City College of New York The Program In Premedical Studies
Towson University Post-Baccalaureate Premedical and Predental Program
Tufts University Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Tufts University School of Medicine MS in Biomedical Sciences
Tulane University Hayward Genetics Center One Year Masters Degree Program
UC Berkeley Extension Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
UC Berkeley Extension Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program
UC Davis School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program
UMDNJ, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Masters in Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo-Roswell Park Cancer Institute (SUNY) Interdisciplinary Biomed/Oncology MS Program
University of California - Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine Re-Application Program (UCLA RAP)
University of California - San Francisco UCSF Post Baccalaureate Programs
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine UCSD School of Medicine Reapplicant Postbaccalaureate Program
University of Cincinnati Master of Science in Physiology (12 Month Premedical Program
University of Maryland College Park Science in the Evening
University of Massachusetts at Boston  
University of Miami Premedical Post-Baccalaureate Program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Premedical Program
University of North Florida Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center Post-baccalaureate Precertification in Medical Science
University of Oregon Postbac Premed Program
University of Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Program
University of Pennsylvania Post-Baccalaureate Special Sciences Program
University of Pittsburgh Arts and Sciences Post Baccalaureate Program
University of Southern California Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
University of Vermont Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
University of Virginia UVA Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program
Virginia Commonwealth University Pre-Medical Basic Sciences
Virginia Commonwealth University Post-Baccalaureate Health Sciences Certificate Program
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program
Washington University in St. Louis Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
West Chester University Pre-Medical Program
William Paterson University of NJ Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Worcester State College Worcester State College, Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical Program